C functions that return c strings
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Is there any elegant way of converting a c char* to a bmx String on the fly? For example, C: char buffer[100]; char* getBuffer(void) { return buffer; } BMX: Extern Function getBuffer:String() End Extern Obviously you can't do that. How would I go about getting something that acted like a "Function getBuffer:String()" from that C code? |
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Hi, Try this: Extern Function getBuffer:Byte Ptr() End Extern TheString$ = String.FromCString(getBuffer()) |
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or easier still: Extern Function GetBuffer$z() End Function |
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not sure I understand the syntax on that skid...Function GetBuffer$z() What's the z ?? |
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@Todd Yeah, but I'd like it to be all wrapped up and tidy. I'd like it so that in Blitz the function name you call is exactly the same as the C function, but the Blitz version returns a string, if that's at all possible. @skidracer Eh? |